Great Demand for Privacy and Compliance Specialists

By: Together Abroadf 27-04-2017 10:51 AM
Categories: * Daily employment news,
New European legislation requires many organizations to use specialists this year. These are rare and the result is shortages, says the recruitment organization Robert Walters. Employers generally have three options to get the necessary specialist knowledge.

All organizations that work with personal data must comply with stricter laws and regulations, especially since European regulations will apply on 25 May 2018. From then on, only one privacy act (the General Data Protection Act) applies throughout the European Union. The outdated National Data Protection Act (WBP) will no longer apply. Organizations need to adjust their policies, otherwise they will be penalized a fine of up to 20 million Euros. For large multinationals, these fines can be even higher, up to 4% of their worldwide sales.

In order to comply with the new legislation on time, this year there will be a significant demand for specialists in the field of compliance & risk. According to Robert Walters’ recent Salary Survey 2017, in this and the next year, major deficiencies arise within this group of specialists.

Recruitment Options

In order to meet with the new legislation, organizations need to look for specialists for functions as compliance officer, data protection officer or privacy counsel. Who wants to get the right expertise at home has three options: (1) Enrol a law firm, (2) Permanently appoint a specialist, or (3) Start with a specialist on an interim basis.

Permanently Position

Organizations can adopt a permanent compliance or privacy officer. However, this group of specialists is very popular and they are in positions to choose between jobs. In order to bind these people, an organization must therefore come with a very attractive offer, according to Thomas van Vliet, Recruitment Consultant Legal at the recruitment organization. “These specialists especially want to work full time. Those who cannot offer a full function need to have the ability to create a dual function, with the specialist performing additional tasks. We already see that with various customers”.

Interim Specialist

Another option is to hire an experienced compliance or privacy specialist on an interim basis to deploy the frameworks, write policies and create support within the organization. After that, a lawyer with less experience can be adopted for the implementation and management of the policy.

Source: https://www.hrpraktijk.nl
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